PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between big my (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

my
vs
Silva

195 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, big my!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
my circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - my circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but my swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. my tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. my manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
my misses with a series of wild punches.
my throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thows a body kick. my tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva tries to clinch but my moves out of range.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. my shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like big my has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
my keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rafael Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots for a takedown but my saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
big my has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Silva.
my misses with a wild combination.
my scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
my throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but my pushes him off.
A punch combination from my misses.
my throws a head kick that misses.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? my is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, my circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but my circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. my tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag my to the ground. my escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
my avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva looks gassed!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by my!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts my as he jumps to the side.
my circles away from the clinch attempt.
my throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
my misses with a body kick.
big my is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
my scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
my takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
my lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
my avoids a punch combination nicely.
my misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
my tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on big my's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by my.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from my.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but my avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to clinch.
big my is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
my misses with the combination.
my throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
my throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
my looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

my feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
my loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
my trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
my postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
my landing with the ground and pound.
my is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
my connects with a couple of short punches.
my postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
my is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
my is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but my has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is trying to stand up here but my is controlling him well.
my working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
my will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but my scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
my looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
my lands with a punch from half guard.
my landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
my landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking some punishment here, with my in his half guard.
my is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
my throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
my scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva blocks a head kick by my.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - my circles away.
my looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a takedown
and my counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
big my has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Silva.
my tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
my misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

big my dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on big my's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

my tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
my blocks a jab.
my throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch
and my counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva closes the distance but my moves to the side

and my counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from my crashes against the mat.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
my misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from my crashes against the mat.
my lands a few punches from side control.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
my misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva tries to buck my off but my is having none of it.
my grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
my connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but my connects with a decent elbow.
my scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
my lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite my's best efforts.
my working the head and body with strikes.
Silva wants to control but my is keeping busy.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from my.
my winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
my thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
my throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot

and my counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
my is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
my thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but my is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
my is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
my working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
my keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
my makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and my counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and my counters with a two punch combo.
my wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and my counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Rafael Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva blocks a head kick by my.

And that's the end of the fight!
big my showed his dominance in that final round.
I think my has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... big my!